Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shakertown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shakertown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shakertown is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Washington & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Shakertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shakertown:
- Mercer County (The home county of Shakertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Braxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Burgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrodsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Salvisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Tablow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- McBrayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Alton Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Sparrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Faulconer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casey County
- Butchertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Boonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Spears
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnallton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Farmdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Bryantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Nina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- High Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Little Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Hubble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
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- Logantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
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- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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- Milledgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
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- Stanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
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- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
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- Turnersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Blue Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
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- Chicken Bristle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
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- Preachersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Hustonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Edenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Million
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Kirksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
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- Round Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Gravel Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Poplar Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
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- Riley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Marion County
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- Simstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
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- Penick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penick is located in Marion County
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- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Nelson County
- Chaplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Zion Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Lancelot Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- White Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Great Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Indian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Sand Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Lick is located in Scott County
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- Watkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watkinsville is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Harrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer County
- Mount Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Seaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Jenkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Willisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
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- Brush Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
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- Litsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
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- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
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- Saint Catharine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Woodford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shakertown, see our County-by-County Page for Shakertown.
Cemeteries Near Shakertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shakertown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shakertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shakertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- Cog Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weeping Willow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mundys Landing Road Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burgin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burgin Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Proctor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhorer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sallee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Shakertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shakertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shakertown, with the one closest to Shakertown listed first.
- High Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Braxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Burgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- McAfee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Nonesuch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Jessamine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Talmage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talmage is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Faulconer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Bryantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hanly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Little Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Salvisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shakertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shakertown.
Newspapers Published in Shakertown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shakertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shakertown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shakertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shakertown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jessamine County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shakertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shakertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |